Re: hereditary/ Lupus in Families

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> - When I see reports stating that Lupus is not hereditary -

I

> just laugh. My grandmother, father and now me.... The latest

I've

> read is that you inherit the Lupus genes and then a trigger must

> happen to make the Lupus come to life (yes I know that is

extremely

> dumbed down for an explantion - but that's how I understand it.)

> Well, if that's the case, then what is the difference in

inheriting

> the gene and inheriting the disease? Maybe because it's not

always

> active at birth? In my own layman mind....it's hereditary!

>

> Jerri

>

>

That is a good one. My mother and I both have Lupus. I was dx 6

years before, but she had health problems as long as I can remember.

I also have RA. My brother has Hyper Throidism. Grandmother RA.

So I think it is pretty funny when researchers, doctors

and " authorities " say auto-immune diseases aren't hereditary.

Okidoll/Kelley